Welcome to Viola ...

Viola is located in Rockland County<1>.

The location of Viola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Viola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Viola is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Viola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Viola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Viola - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Viola.

Communities near Viola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Viola.

• Yonkers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• Paterson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• White Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Hackensack
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Garfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Palm Tree
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Englewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Viola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Viola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Viola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Viola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Viola. See our Newspapers Page for Viola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Viola ...

Looking for more information about Viola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Viola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Viola.

Adding Viola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Viola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Viola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Viola post office opened in 1882.

We also found Viola in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Viola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Viola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rockland County: www.co.rockland.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/